Big name in taco shells
The crossword clue "Big name in taco shells" is answered by ORTEGA, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ORTEGA
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ORTEGA answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ORTEGA
Every other clue in this collection answered by ORTEGA, most used first.
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- Taco sauce brand - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Former Nicaraguan president - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
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